EU Governance and Policy Making
Explore the EU's multi-level governance system, institutions, and policy-making processes through theoretical insights and environmental case studies.
Explore the EU's multi-level governance system, institutions, and policy-making processes through theoretical insights and environmental case studies.
This comprehensive course examines the European Union's complex governance system and policy-making processes. Students will gain deep insights into the EU's institutional framework, member states' roles, and the influence of non-governmental actors. The course explores the EU's global position, internal and external challenges, and contemporary governance issues. Through environmental policy case studies, participants learn how EU policy-making functions in practice, covering everything from institutional dynamics to stakeholder engagement and crisis management.
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What you'll learn
Understand the nature and evolution of the European Union
Master the functioning of key EU institutions and decision-making processes
Analyze policy-making procedures and competencies in the EU
Explore stakeholder roles including citizens, lobbyists, and regional governments
Evaluate EU's position in world politics and international relations
Understand how the EU responds to contemporary challenges and crises
Skills you'll gain
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There are 6 modules in this course
This comprehensive course explores the European Union's governance system and policy-making processes. The curriculum is structured across six key modules, covering the EU's nature and evolution, institutional framework, policy-making procedures, stakeholder engagement, role in world politics, and responses to contemporary challenges. Students gain theoretical and practical understanding through environmental policy case studies, examining how EU governance works at multiple levels. The course emphasizes both internal dynamics and external relations, providing a thorough understanding of European integration and governance.
The Nature of the EU
Module 1
The EU's Institutions
Module 2
Policy-making in the EU
Module 3
Stakeholders and their Role in European Governance
Module 4
The European Union in World Politics
Module 5
Contemporary Contestation of European Governance
Module 6
Fee Structure
Instructors
9 Courses
Environmental Policy and Sustainability Expert
Dr. Katja Biedenkopf serves as Professor of Sustainability Politics at KU Leuven, where she chairs the Leuven International and European Studies (LINES) research group and leads the Sustainable Futures research group. Her research focuses on environmental and climate policy, particularly examining EU environmental initiatives, carbon pricing policies, climate diplomacy, e-waste management, and chemicals regulation. As Principal Investigator of the ERC-funded PolyCarbon project and leader of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on EU External Action, she contributes significantly to understanding global environmental governance. Her teaching portfolio includes Global Environmental Policy, qualitative research methods, and international negotiation skills. She currently leads work packages in the Horizon Europe project on EU multilateralism and serves as chair of the working group on international relations at the Belgian Federal Council for Sustainable Development, while also contributing to KU Leuven's sustainability initiatives through her membership in the university's Sustainability Council.
9 Courses
Expert in European Studies and Global Governance Research
Kolja Raube serves as Assistant Professor of European Studies at KU Leuven's Faculty of Social Sciences and holds key positions as senior member and research manager at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies. As programme coordinator for KU Leuven's Master of European Studies: Transnational and Global Perspectives, he shapes the next generation of European affairs specialists while maintaining international academic connections as adjunct professor at American University Washington D.C.'s Brussels Campus and through previous visiting positions at Kobe University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research portfolio encompasses major EU-funded projects including RECONNECT, CONNECTIVITY, EUCROSS, FRAGOLA, and EUSUM, focusing on European Parliament dynamics, interparliamentary cooperation, and EU external relations. His scholarly work, which has appeared in prestigious journals such as the British Journal of Politics and International Relations and the Cambridge Review of International Affairs, examines critical aspects of EU governance including security policies, rule of law, legitimacy, and policy coherence. Through his extensive publications with major academic publishers and his involvement in multiple Jean Monnet initiatives, he continues to shape scholarly understanding of EU institutional dynamics and global governance while fostering international academic collaboration and knowledge exchange.
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